Rotel RCD-1520

Rotel RCD1520 CD Player
(used)

 

CD
players have been around for over twenty-five years and have enjoyed such a
progression of quality that they can hardly be compared to the original players
released in 1982. Rotel has enjoyed a class leading reputation with our CD
player designs since the introduction of the landmark RCD-855 in 1990,
pronounced by critic Lewis Lipnick from Stereophile magazine Vol.13, No. 7 as
“The steal of the century!” Now, with the release of the RCD-1520, we have
produced a CD player that sets a new standard for the 21st century, taking full
advantage of the vast wealth of music now available on compact discs. The
RCD-1520 utilizes a segmented power supply with a large toroidal transformer to
minimize power supply “sag” and reduce hum emissions. All rectifiers, voltage
regulation components and BHC low-ESR storage capacitors are carefully
selected, not only for tight tolerance specifications, but in particular, for
their sound quality. Both analog and digital circuits undergo this careful
scrutiny. For the digital domain, we have specified the superb Wolfson DAC for
advanced digital filtration and D/A conversion and Burr Brown low distortion op
amplifiers. The CD transport is a high performance slot loading mechanism. The
result of this attention to detail is a CD player that will remain a part of
your reference audio system for years to come.

 

 

2 x120 watts / channel

Disc Capacity

1

Frequency Response

20-20kHz (+/- 0.5dB)

Channel Balance

+/- 0.5dB

Phase Linearity

+/- 0.5 degree

S/N Ratio (IHF A)

> 100dB

Dynamic Range

> 96dB

Digital to Analog Converters

Wolfson High Performance

Channel Separation (1kHz)

> 98dB

THD (20-20,000Hz) 8 Ohms, all channels driven

0.0045%

IM Distortion

0.0045%

 

 

Max
Audio Line Output

2VRMS

Output
Impedance

100 Ohms

Digital
Output Level (Coax)

0.5 Volt, Peak to Peak

Digital
Output Impedance

75 Ohms

Power
Requirements USA

AC 115V, 60Hz

Power
Consumption

20 watts

Dimensions
(W x H x D) in

17 x 4 x 12.6 in

Front
Panel Height

2U (3.5”)

Shipping
Weight

18.7 lbs.

 

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